Shell-packing.



l. LUDLOW.

$HELL PACKING APPLICATION HLED' JULY 29.1918- Pmmea Apr. 29,1919.

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A UORNEYS Beit known .that I, ISRAEL flit 126 11: of the United: States, and a resident I j .of thecity of New York, borough of Manhattan, in-the county and-State. of New York,.h ave invented anew and Improved I Shell-Packing, of which the following is a t'full, clear, and exact description.

" Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: to'pro- "I v tect the rifling band of ordnance shells; to adapt packings for use on shells of several I nmrEiD STAlEM'I T isnAnL w wwori jw esa,spy.

sHELL-Pnc iNe.

Specification of Letters Patent I Application filed zan 29,1918. Serial No. 247,338.

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different sizes; to facilitate the exposure of I the bands; and to adopt packing devices which may be used a number of times.

Drawings.

. 1 Figure 1 is a perspective view in outline j of. an ordnance shell showing the rifling band thereof and in con unction therewith a packing constructed and arranged in ac- 'cordance with the present invention;

' Fig. 2 is a view of the packing on anen- Hi larged scale, spread out and looking at the "inner surface thereof;

. Fig. 3 is a cross section of the packing, the section being taken as on the line 33 in Fig.2.

, Description.

. ,As seen in the drawings, the packing is made from a continuous strip of material, the material employed being 1 preferably I f sheet fiber. Oneedge 8 is folded back upon the body ofthe strip to form a double thickness. engages'in service the forward edge 10 of Ashoulder 9 is thus formed which the rlfling band 11 with which a shell such as indicated by the numeral 12, is provided. The material 13' at the opposite edge of the packing is folded around a relatively narrow and thicker fiber strip 1 1. The strip 14 is" equal to or greater than the projection "of the band 11, and in service engages the edge 15.

:strip' llrand the material 13 is slightly fjgreater than the projection of the band 11, and thereforev effectively protects said band 1 "from damage by concussion or abrasion. The

The combined thickness of the distance between the shoulder 9 of the edge 8 and the adjacent edge of the material surrounding the strip 14, is approximately .the

' width offthe rifling band 11. The portion thus formed rests above to protect the ,-upper surface of the band 11. The oppo- ,Qsite ends of the packing have a series of iris has ama ame 1.... ,1-8 lsthreaded as show in Figfllv of thedrawings When provided packing such as described, .the same iswapplied-fto the band 11 .by being disposed thereupon. The lace 18 is threaded through the holes 17 and drawn tight and tied as shown in Fig. 1.

When the shell has arrived at its destination and it is desired to remove the packing, this is accomplished by untying the lace 18, to permit the packing to expand sufiiciently to draw the same from over the band 11.

The packing thus removed instead of being now be reserved and reshipped to the point of original shipment to be. reused.

Olaz'ms,

1. A shell packing having a protecting split rin for surrounding the body of said shell adjacent the rifle band thereof, said ring extending in service beyond the exposed surface of said band for protecting said band; and a covering member extending in service over said band between the edges thereof, the edge portion of said member completely infolding said ring, the outer layer of said covering member binding the edge portion thereof between said ring and said outer layer for holding said ring in fixed relation to said covering member.

,2. A shell. packinghaving a protecting split ring for surrounding the body of said shell adjacent the rifle band thereof," said ring extending in service beyond the exposed surface of said band for protecting said band; a covering member extending in service over said band between the edges thereof, the edge portion of said member completely infolding said ring; and means embodying a lacing member and eyelets formed in said covering member for holding the edges of said covering member and said member and said ring" in service relation;

and means cooperating with said ring for.

' holding said covering memberin service relation to said band, said means embodying a folded portion of .said covering member, said portion being adjacent the edge ofsaid opposite that infolding surrounding the body of said shell adjacent covering member;

therifie thereof, ektending in' service beyond the exposed surface of said band between the edges thereof, the edge portion of; said member oompletely infolding said ring the outer layer of said'cove'ring inember' binding the'edgeportion thereof between said ring and said outer layer for Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. I v wuh1n ton',p;c.'-'

holding said ringi in fixed" relation to said ISRAEL LVUDLOQ-WQ i i 

